Donald “DJ” J. Barczykowski 86 of Frisco, TX passed from this life on to his eternal home November 15, 2019. He was born March 26, 1933 to Anthony and Frances Dean Barczykowski. He grew up in St. Louis, MO with one elder sister: Sr. Anthony Barczykowski, D. C. (LaVerne). He was married to Shirley A. Barczykowski (Walter) for 63 years.
Don and Shirley both grew up in St. Louis, MO and met when she paid her sister a quarter to introduce her to Don while he was visiting his Aunt who lived across the street from their house. They married October 6, 1956 and welcomed their first daughter, Vivian, 4 days before their first wedding anniversary. Twenty months later daughter # 2, Patricia, made them a family of 4. Son, Daniel, joined the family 5 years later!
DJ retired in 1998 and he and Shirley moved to Florida where they lived for 10 years. He loved the Beach, Happy Hours and Golf. Then, at the start of 2008, Don decided they were getting to the point where they may want to be closer to family and they sold the house in Florida and relocated to Texas where daughters Vivian and Pat had located with their families.
After first living in Keller, TX they discovered the Del Webb community in Frisco, TX and moved to their current home. Blessed with a great community of neighbors, DJ made fast friends with his “golf buddies”. He and Shirley joined activities, attended social gatherings and celebrated life together. DJ remained active, golfing, working out at the rec center, and even signing them up for bocce ball!
His sudden illness, diagnosed in late September, curtailed a lot of his exuberance for activities but he remained aware of the care and support from their closest neighbors and friends, children and grandchildren and the unwavering love of his beloved “Sweets”, Shirley.
As we enter this season of Thanksgiving, his Family are particularly grateful for having had this man as a Husband, Dad, Father-In-Law, Grandpa and Great-Grandpa. We are thankful for his wise-cracking sense of humor, the strong work ethic - which he instilled in all of us, and most of all his love and loyalty to Friends, Neighbors, and Family.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Anthony Barczykowski and Frances Dean. He is survived by his children: Vivian Bernard (Barczykowski) and Michael Bernard, Pat Jarr (Barczykowski) and David Jarr, Dan Barczykowski and Bonnie Barczykowski (Hoesli); by his grandchildren: Vayle and Adam Bernard, Alex and Kaitlyn Jarr, Aimee Kramer (Barczykowski), Amanda Gilbert (Barczykowski) and Danny Barczykowski; his great-grandchildren: Benjamin Kramer and Frank Bernard.
Donald Barczykowski was loved while he was with us here on earth, and will continue to be loved through time and all eternity.
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